Different landscapes. Different crises. The same human heart.
Across the world, our staff and volunteers and the people they serve are neighbors, friends, colleagues, family members.
This is what unites us. This is who we are, united in humanity. #8May #RedCrossRedCrescentDay
Healthcare workers save lives.
Under international humanitarian law, hospitals, healthcare workers, and ambulances must be allowed to perform their crucial roles.
Over 120 armed conflicts are happening in the world, and millions of civilians are suffering the humanitarian consequences of them.
Respecting the rules of war is not an option: it is an obligation of all parties to armed conflicts.
📍Kenya | When healthcare is affected by violence, it is not one side that suffers, but everyone who may need care.
Dr. Kenneth Ozoilo, a surgeon with an ICRC mobile surgical team, explains why maintaining safe access to healthcare remains critical.
For families separated by armed conflict or detention, the Red Cross Message can mean everything:
✉️I am alive.
✉️I am thinking of you.
✉️I have not forgotten you.
In 2024, nearly 90,500 Red Cross Messages were delivered, helping people separated by conflict reconnect with their loved ones.
When all other ways to connect are gone, hope can still travel by hand. #InternationalDayOfFamilies
As humanitarian needs grow in Sudan, we have begun operating our RED aircraft from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to facilitate the rapid movement of humanitarian personnel.
Read more in our links in bio.
📍Mali |To support displaced communities in the Bandiagara region, our teams in Mali, together with the Malian Red Cross, have provided emergency assistance to 100 families through the distribution of essential household items.
Dioro Cissé, ICRC's communicator in Mopti, shares more 👇🏽
Civilians must be protected and respected, always.
Parties to conflicts are the only ones with enough power to enforce the rules of war, transform them into reality, and save lives.
Learn more about the protection of civilians in our links in bio.
We welcome the agreement between the parties to the conflict in #Yemen on the release, transfer and repatriation of detainees.
For many families who have endured years of uncertainty and separation, this step offers hope of reunification with their loved ones.
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📍Nigeria | After an attack on the Pulka health centre that killed the staff and destroyed the hospital and ambulances, fear became part of daily life for healthcare workers and their families.
Yet Salamatu Dauda, a medical laboratory technician in Madagali, continues her work, knowing the risks, so people can get the care they urgently need.
In regions affected by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, many people are struggling to cope with the uncertainty, hardship, and loss caused by the conflict.
We continue to support communities with food assistance, including people like Tatyana in Luhansk. Her son went missing three years ago, and she was informed that he had been killed. Still, she holds on to hope that he may be alive.
Read more about her story in our links in bio.
📍Ramallah, West Bank | "Because of war, the response times have become longer, which affects the lives of those seeking medical care."
Zuheir Ramiyeh, a paramedic with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, shares the daily challenges he and his colleagues face as obstacles delay their ability to reach patients.
